03 October 17.54, Murder/homicide, Attempt, Linköping

Police patrols are on site in Vasastaden in Linköping due to an alarm about loud explosions. The case is very fresh in time right now and the police must form an opinion about what it is about before more information can be released. The incident report will be updated.

18:08 - A cordon has been set up. A larger police resource is working on the site. The police are working intensively to form an opinion about what happened. This includes talking to witnesses and securing tracks.

18:12 - A person has been taken away by ambulance with unclear injuries.

18:24 - The police can confirm that there was shooting on the site. A person has injuries caused by firearms, but the nature of the injuries is not yet clarified.

19:01 - The operation in the area continues with unabated force. The incident is classified as an attempt at murder, as well as gross firearm crime.

Do you have information about the incident or have you seen or heard something? Contact the police patrol on site or 11414.

It is very important to respect the intense work that is ongoing on the site and to therefore keep a distance from police patrols that are performing their tasks. Respect the cordons.

Police patrols on site have spoken to a large number of people who were in the vicinity of the site. This is about collecting as much information as possible that can lead the investigation forward and which can lead to the arrest of the perpetrator. No person has yet been arrested as suspected.

20:33 - The case is classified as an attempt at murder, as well as gross firearm crime. The police's investigative work continues in the evening. This includes so-called door-to-door questioning in order to get witness statements. The man shot is not reported to be critically injured.

20:51 - A technical examination has been carried out. Some findings have been made. What these findings consist of cannot be disclosed due to a sensitive situation in the investigation. Regarding the current cordon, there is no plan to give for lifting at present.